Jim Hayford on Brandon: “Drew comes to
Eastern as one of the top junior college point guards on the West
Coast. He came from a very successful program at Sierra College
with an outstanding coach. What impresses us the most is that Drew
is a three-dimensional player, meaning he can shoot the ball, he
can drive the ball and he can pass the ball. Drew gives us great
size at the point guard position.”

JC: Played two seasons at Sierra College in
Rocklin, Calif. In his sophomore season, Brandon was a first team
All-Big 8 Conference selection and earned honorable mention
All-State accolades. He finished the year averaging 15.5 points,
7.4 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Brandon was
named the 2013 California Community College Athletic Association
(CCCAA) and California Community College Sports Information
Association Male Athlete of the Month for January. In seven games
in January, he averaged 19.3 points, 7.7 assists, 7.1 rebounds, and
3.9 steals per game. On Jan. 25 against American River College,
Brandon scored 38 points, pulled in nine boards, handed out nine
assists, and had four steals. He scored 11 of Sierra’s final
13 points in the 77-66 victory. Said Wolverine Head Coach John
Fusano: “Maybe only one other time in all my years of
coaching, have I seen an individual performance like Drew had
against ARC. ARC came in poised to beat us and Drew made sure that
didn’t happen.” Sierra went on to finish 19-8 overall
and 10-4 in the Big 8 Conference . The Wolverines were ranked in
the top 10 among all California junior colleges, and lost 64-60 to
West Valley in the second round of the CCCAA Playoffs. As a
freshman, he earned honorable mention All-Big 8 honors.

HS: Graduated from Santiago High School in
2010. He played two years of varsity basketball for head coach
David Humphries. As a senior he averaged 16.5 points, 7.4 rebounds,
2.9 steals and 1.1 assists per game in helping the team finish
13-15. He scored 20 or more points nine times in his senior season
as he earned first team all-league honors.

Personal: Parents are Gregory and Janet
Brandon. Is considering majoring in communications.